7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Sacred Music Performance
Eric Meyers Ph.D. & Judith Ruderman
Welcome & Introductions
Richard Payne, M.D.
9:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation
The Topic We All Avoid: A Jewish Approach to Dealing with Death
Elliot N. Dorff, Rabbi, Ph.D.
10:00 a.m. Conference Overview
Richard Payne, M.D. & James Tulsky, M.D.
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Workshop Series I
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Workshop Series II
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Participant Question & Answer Session
James Tulsky, M.D. & Workshop Presenters
4:15 p.m. Film: My Grandfather Dances
Introduction by Linda Belans
Anna Halperin, a heralded pioneer of modern dance, performs a reflection of
her late grandfather praying in their Chicago Synagogue.
5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Richard Payne, M.D.